The Squire's Door [and] The Farmer's Door.

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• ARTIST: George Morland

• PUBLISHER: London: Published by J. R. Smith, King Street, Covent Garden, Aug. 4, 1790

• MEDIUM: Mezzotint engraving, printed in colors and finished by hand.

  DATE: 1790.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 15 1/8 x 12 13/16" (38.4 x 32.5 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: Both are engraved by B. Duterrau, after paintings by George Morland. <br><br> These scenes illustrate Morland's affectionate delineation of rural English life, whether highborn or low. Both employ one of his favorite settings: the open doorway, around which he depicted everyday figures, with their children, pets and occupations. [Johnson, "Painting of the British Social Scene", 130-33].

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Good condition, lower publication line trimmed off. Original color.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Everyday Life & Genre , Outdoors